Xiao He was brought out of the Sky Prison and sent to another prison that had been holding criminals for a long time. He did not see the sunlight for a few days, and when the sunlight from the assassins shined upon his body, he actually felt very glaring.
He closed his eyes and subconsciously raised his hands to block the intense light coming from his eyes.
"We're here, go in! In the future, you will be imprisoned here. "
After walking for a while, the guard's coarse voice sounded in his ears. He opened his eyes and saw a pitch-black heavy door slowly opening.
He lifted his foot and walked in. The gloomy dungeon reeked of rotten and sour air. It was filled with the painful groans of the prisoners.
Xiao He walked over step by step. The criminals that had been living in the prison for a long time suddenly saw the newcomer. They all acted as if they were a dog seeing food.
His bloodstained and stinky hands touched the surface of his shoes, but his expression didn't change at all. His head was slightly raised as if he had killed countless enemies before, stepped on countless corpses, and he was still that same person who couldn't help but to be seriously injured. He lay in the pile of corpses for two days and two nights, risking his life's worth of Heavenly Treasure Great General's voice to last until his subordinates found him!
Therefore, the smell of corpses in the dungeon was nothing to him!
"..." Second Young Master has arrived, we'll first lock him up in the water prison! "
"Water prison, this is for everyone." He walked to the first prison door that the prisoners had to pass, and that was also the most painful one.
The water prison was built underground and was surrounded by two thick stone walls. One of the guards said that there was a cistern on top and the other one was a cell. Once he pressed the button, the cell would be flooded. Although he wouldn't be suffocated to death in a short period of time after being tortured by the water prison but his hands couldn't seem to sit down to rest or sleep while standing in the water prison. The water kept washing over and over again so if his body didn't have enough resistance and accidentally touched his hands then he would fall into the water and drown.
Xiao He entered the lower level. The iron chains on his hands were tied to the bars on both sides of the cell — —
"Fire!" As the guard gave the order, the water from above flooded over him. Not long after, his body was submerged by the water. The force of the water rushing towards him nearly caused him to fall over!
He tightly clenched his teeth and stared at the pair of scarlet eyes. His body was like a towering pine tree.
The water flooded him again and again. He felt like his chest was about to suffocate. His whole body trembled, but he still held on and did not fall down. There was only one strong thought in his mind —
The Xiao family could not fall.
He, Xiao He, couldn't collapse as well!
The two guards standing by the side could not help but look at each other —
They had been prisoners here for many years, but this was the first time they saw someone who could remain motionless in the water prison for so long, gritting his teeth.
"Time's up!" Along with the voice, Xiao He finally breathed a sigh of relief. His face was somewhat pale, and he was pulled out of the water prison soaked to the skin, bringing him to a small square cell.
"Go in." The door of the cell opened and a guard led him by the chain to the door. The guard's hand accidentally touched his own.
He slowly glanced at the guard. The guard lowered his head and walked out of the cell. He instructed the person next to him:
"You have to remember, if you are not an ordinary prisoner, you have to be extra careful. Don't let anything go wrong, do you understand?"
"Yes, Master Jiang."
With a creak, the door closed and Xiao He sat on the floor. After the torture in the water prison, his body couldn't help but shiver. When the sunlight shone on his handsome face, his expression became even colder.
The groans of the prisoners were still in his ears, and the stench of the poplin hung in his nostrils, but he seemed to feel nothing except the stabbing pain in his chest that told him he was still alive.
"Hmm …" Suddenly, he felt an intense pain in his chest. He tasted the stench of blood in the afternoon. He leaned forward and spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood splashed onto the wall in front of him.
Subsequently, he slowly got up from the ground and fell onto the ground. Xiao He, who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth, was completely shocked!
"What happened to him?" Two guards that were in charge of guarding Xiao He hurriedly ran over. They were startled when they saw the blood on the wall. One of them hurriedly led the head of the dungeon, Master Jiang.
When Master Jiang heard this, he quickly walked over and squatted on the ground to check on Xiao He's condition. He discovered that Xiao He's face was as pale as wax, and his lips were slightly purple.
"Was he tortured by the prison or was he poisoned? Is the blood still flowing?" Some people panicked and one of the guards said in a forbidden voice.
Elder Jiang frowned and glanced at Xiao He's hand.
"Since he's a felon, no one will question him even if he dies. Forget it!"
"No way!" "Although this second young master of the Xiao family is a felon, this Xiao He is the only member of the Xiao family that His Majesty has pardoned. He is also the father and mother of the Eleventh Princess.
"Perhaps the Emperor will grant a pardon in the future. If I die like this in the dungeons, the Emperor will suddenly think of releasing a pardon one day, but you're missing. I'm afraid all of us will die along with you, so in my opinion, it's better to be cautious."
"Master Jiang, what do you think we should do?" Someone from the guard beside him asked in a troubled manner.
Duke Jiang pondered for a moment, then probed Xiao He's nose with his own breath, saying, "You, Little Wang, quickly go find Chief Li, and ask him to find Eunuch Feng. Ask Eunuch Feng to report this matter to the emperor, and wait for his majesty's decision!"
"Yes." The one called Little Wang immediately ran out of the dungeon while the rest waited on the spot. Master Jiang pinched Xiao He's wrist and pondered for a moment before instructing him to check his pulse.
"Yes!" Sigh, life is unpredictable. "
At this time, one of the guards sighed, and said, "Thinking about it, when this Heavenly Treasure General returned to the capital from Liaoning Province, how mighty was he? That grandeur of his was almost unrivalled by anyone, and no one knew that the second young master of the Xiao family was a famous war god. When the civil and military officials of the imperial court saw him, they didn't even call him Young Marquis. Looking at the situation now, he actually ended up like this. Sigh! This person, is still unable to match up to a single word of life. "
"That's right. If it wasn't for the accidental death of the Eleventh Princess, everyone would still be envious of her. Now that the Eleventh Princess is gone, the Prince Consort is like a tiger that has fallen to the sun." The other person looked at Xiao He's ghastly appearance and sighed.
Elder Jiang glared at the two and reprimanded them, "Troubleshooting comes from the mouth."
Elder Jiang glared at the two of them, and the two of them hurriedly covered their mouths, not daring to say anything further.
After a long while, the guard ran off. Little Wang hurried back and said, "Elder Jiang, Chief Li went to find Eunuch Feng, but the emperor is resting right now. He told everyone not to disturb him, even Eunuch Feng can't call him!"
"Then, what do you think we should do now?"
Master Jiang wanted to look around again, but said, "Bring them out of the cell first and see if we can get an imperial physician to take a look at them!"
"But!" Little Wang hesitated. "This is a felon."
"This is urgent! If he dies, none of us will be able to afford it, and he has two iron chains on his feet, which he just drowned in the water, so naturally he would be exhausted. With the two of us guarding him, even if we had wings, we wouldn't be able to escape, not to mention we're all watching him! Hurry up, it's hard to fly. " Master Jiang said.